1COR 2:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) This was stated in scripture:
⇔ ‘Who can understand the master’s mind?
⇔ Who’s able to instruct him?’
§ But we do know the master’s mind!

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT “For who has known the mind of the Lord—who will instruct him?”
§  But we have the mind of Christ.

UST This fits with what the scripture says:
⇔ “No human knows what the Lord is thinking.
⇔ No human can teach him about anything.”
§  We, however, can think the same things that the Messiah is thinking.

BSB “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?”[fn] But we have the mind of Christ.

BLB "For who has known the mind of the Lord? Who will instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

AICNT For who has known the mind of the Lord, who will instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

OEB For who has so comprehended the mind of the Lord as to be able to instruct him? We, however, have the mind of Christ.

WEBBE “For who has known the mind of the Lord that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind.

WMBB “For who has known the mind of the Lord that he should instruct him?” But we have Messiah’s mind.

NET For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him? But we have the mind of Christ.

LSV for who knew the mind of the LORD that he will instruct Him? And we have the mind of Christ.

FBV For “who understands the Lord's mind, and would think to instruct him?”[fn] But we do have Christ's mind!

2:16 Quoting Isaiah 40:13.

TCNT “For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to advise him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

T4T As one of our prophets wrote:
⇔ No human [RHQ] has known what the Lord is thinking.
⇔ No human [RHQ] is able to instruct him.
⇔ But we believers are able to think about things [MTY] in the way that Christ thinks about them.

LEB “For who has known the mind of the Lord; who has advised him?”[fn] But we have the mind of Christ.

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BBE For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.

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Wymth For who has penetrated the mind of the Lord, and will instruct Him? But *we* have the mind of Christ.
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ASV For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

DRA For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that we may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

YLT for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we — we have the mind of Christ.

Drby For who has known the mind of [the] Lord, who shall instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

RV For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Wbstr For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

KJB-1769 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
(For who hath/has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. )

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]For who hath knowen the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we haue the mind of Christ.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:16 Rom.11. 34. esa.40. 13.

2:16 Gr. shall.

Bshps For who hath knowen the mynde of the Lorde, that he myght instruct hym? But we haue the mynde of Christe.
(For who hath/has known the mind of the Lord, that he might instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.)

Gnva For who hath knowen the minde of the Lord, that hee might instruct him? But we haue the minde of Christ.
(For who hath/has known the minde of the Lord, that he might instruct him? But we have the minde of Christ. )

Cvdl For who hath knowne ye mynde of the LORDE? Or who shal enfourme him? But we haue the mynde of Christ.
(For who hath/has known ye/you_all mind of the LORD? Or who shall enfourme him? But we have the mind of Christ.)

TNT For who knoweth the mynde of the Lorde other who shall informe him? But we vnderstonde the mynde of Christ.
(For who knoweth/knows the mind of the Lord other who shall informe him? But we understood the mind of Christ. )

Wycl As it is writun, And who knew the wit of the Lord, or who tauyte hym? And we han the wit of Crist.
(As it is written, And who knew the wit of the Lord, or who taught him? And we have the wit of Christ.)

Luth Denn wer hat des HErr’s Sinn erkannt, oder wer will ihn unterweisen? Wir aber haben Christi Sinn.
(Because who has the LORD’s Sinn erkannt, or who will him/it unterweisen? We but have Christi Sinn.)

ClVg Quis enim cognovit sensum Domini, qui instruat eum? nos autem sensum Christi habemus.
(Who because he_knew sensum Master, who instruat him? we however sensum of_Christ habemus. )

UGNT τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν Κυρίου, ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν? ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν.
(tis gar egnō noun Kuriou, hos sumbibasei auton? haʸmeis de noun Ⱪristou eⱪomen.)

SBL-GNT τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου, ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν; ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν.
(tis gar egnō noun kuriou, hos sumbibasei auton; haʸmeis de noun Ⱪristou eⱪomen.)

TC-GNT Τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν Κυρίου, ὃς [fn]συμβιβάσει αὐτόν; Ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν.
(Tis gar egnō noun Kuriou, hos sumbibasei auton; Haʸmeis de noun Ⱪristou eⱪomen. )

2:16 συμβιβασει ¦ συνβιβασει WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, For introduces proof from Scripture to support what Paul has said about the “natural person” and the “spiritual” person in 2:14–15. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this connection with a word or phrase that indicates that Paul is introducing proof. Alternate translation: [you could tell that these things are true, because] or [Indeed,]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

γὰρ

for

Here, For is the only word that Paul uses to introduce a quotation from the Old Testament, in this case, from the book written by Isaiah the prophet (See: Isaiah 40:13). If your language would not introduce a quotation in this way, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Paul is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: [For, as it can be read in the Old Testament,] or [For, according to Isaiah the prophet,]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς & ἔγνω νοῦν Κυρίου, ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν?

who & knew /the/_mind ˱of˲_/the/_Lord who /will_be/_teaching him

Here, the passage that Paul quotes from the book of Isaiah uses a question to indicate that no human has known the mind of the Lord, and no human will instruct him. The quoted question is not asking for information. Instead, it assumes that the answer is “no one,” and the author used a question to make a negative claim that is stronger than a simple statement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the question with a strong negative statement. Alternate translation: [no one has known the mind of the Lord—no one will instruct him.]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

νοῦν Κυρίου

/the/_mind ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe a mind that the Lord has or uses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind that the Lord is one who is thinking with the mindby using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: [the thoughts that the Lord thinks]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν

/the/_mind /the/_mind ˱of˲_Christ /are/_having

Here Paul speaks as if we are people who possess the mind of Christ. Paul means that we are able to understand what Christ thinks and share the same ways of thinking with him. He does not mean that we have taken Christ’s mind from him or that we no longer have our own mind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express “having someone else’s mind” with a comparable metaphor or with a verb such as “share.” Alternate translation: [think the same thoughts as Christ does] or [share in the mind of Christ]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

νοῦν Χριστοῦ

/the/_mind /the/_mind ˱of˲_Christ

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe a mind that Christ has or uses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind that Christ is the one who is thinking with the mindby using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: [the thoughts that Christ thinks]

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